[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 20, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 20CFR229.57]



[Page 484]

 

                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS

 

                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

 

PART 229_SOCIAL SECURITY OVERALL MINIMUM GUARANTEE--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart F_Computation of the Overall Minimum Rate

 

Sec.  229.57  Reduction in spouse overall minimum benefit for employee 

annuity.



    If an annuitant is entitled to both an employee annuity on his or 

her own earnings record and a spouse annuity on a different earnings 

record, the total overall minimum rates on both earnings records must be 

higher than the total railroad formula rates for the overall minimum to 

apply. The spouse overall minimum benefit amount, after adjustment for 

the family maximum and for age, is reduced by the employee-only overall 

minimum rate on the spouse's own earnings record (the employee benefit 

adjusted for age and social security benefits) plus the amount of any 

social security benefit payable to the spouse on other than the 

empoyee's earnings record.